I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist. Chad Harbach copyearneditor Change image and share on social
You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money. Chad Harbach audiencebigbook share on social
There are things you do when you're writing that are so fun to do it's almost like they're private jokes that are amusing to you but no one else is going to enjoy them nearly as much and you worry you're going to have to take them out in the end. Chad Harbach amuseendenjoy share on social
American history and the history of baseball are bound up together: our racial politics can be described and traced through it. Chad Harbach americanbaseballbind Change image and share on social
I think people have the wrong idea of 'Moby Dick' as this somber, boring thing. Chad Harbach boredickidea Change image and share on social
You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money. Chad Harbach collectioncommonmake Change image and share on social
I play American football every Saturday, which I find calming. Chad Harbach americancalmfind Change image and share on social
When I write for 'n+1,' I begin by doing a lot of reading, to try to convince myself I'm not stupid. Then I scribble down a paragraph here, a paragraph there, when a notion strikes. Then I see if I can arrange those notions in a way that yields an argument. Chad Harbach argumentarrangebegin share on social
I mean, first, almost all writers these days teach because they don't make enough money publishing to live on, to support themselves - people like Tobias Wolff, Anne Beattie, Amy Hempel, Stuart Dybek; a lot of short story writers, for one thing. Chad Harbach amyannebeattie share on social